Researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering have found that studying blood flow in leg ...

A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...

This is an important and solid study that examines the role of TFAM, a protein that helps maintain mtDNA, in mtDNA mutator mice. The authors have demonstrated that TFAM's counteractive role in mtDNA ...

Effective resistance training stimulates the creation of muscle fibers. First, the exercise breaks down muscle protein, which is called "catabolism." That causes the tissue to rebuild ... Phillips SM.

While some organs, like the brain, work continuously, other body tissues, like muscle and ... burns 20 times as many calories as relaxed skeletal muscle. Meanwhile, inactive muscle and brown ...